But what is SkyDogCon?SkyDogCon is a technology conference in Nashville, TN for the individual with the Renaissance Mind.

Renaissance Mind? What's that mean?It means that one is interested in just more than one field of study, and boy do we do that. Most of you would probably be interested in robotics and programming. We have plenty of that. We have Hardware Hacking areas for you to build whatever you want! You can tinker with the free electronic badge that attendees receive (more info to be released soon, but it's looking pretty impressive!). Just in it for the Robots? We've got plenty of that. last year in the Hardware Hacking area, people were demonstrating their 3D-Printed Quadcopters!

But what else do you have?Tons of other stuff!Lots and lots of talks! We have two tracks of talks this year, as well as 15-minute Lightning talks!Infosec Classes!Duplicity CTF returns! Play a live Capture the Flag game where you protect a company, or attack it.The Crypto Challenge is back! Lasting the entire event, prove that you are indeed a badass cryptographer by solving our fiendish puzzles!Ham Radio Exams!Lockpick VillagePirates vs. Ninjas Ball!Minecraft, Photo, and Lego Challenges!Special Musical Guests! (to be announced, stay tuned!)